Projects on the Costa del Sol: renovations, electrics and plumbing, removals and cleaning in Málaga, Marbella, Estepona, Benahavís, Mijas, Fuengirola and Benalmádena.
We replaced the bath with a level-access shower, waterproofed the whole room, laid large-format porcelain tiles and fitted a wall-hung toilet. The owners were in Sweden and got a progress report every Friday.
Twenty panels on a flat roof, a hybrid inverter and a 10 kWh battery. In summer the system covers the air con and the pool.
We knocked the kitchen and living room into one, moved the plumbing and wiring, and added an island, spotlights and underfloor heating.
One outdoor unit on the roof and four indoor units. The pipework is hidden in the walls and the condensate drains run into the waste pipes.
We replaced the rollers on three sliding terrace doors and the straps on six roller shutters (persianas). The owners didn't have to replace any windows.
We replaced a fuse box from the 1990s, put the kitchen and the air con on separate circuits, and fitted terrace and garden lighting with sensors.
A family moving to a bigger apartment. We packed the crockery and appliances, took apart the wardrobes and beds, moved everything in one trip and put it all back together at the new place. By the evening the kitchen and bedrooms were ready to live in.
The owners were swapping a villa for an apartment in the city. We packed the paintings and glassware separately, took some of the furniture into storage and placed the rest according to the new apartment's floor plan.
We collected a new sofa and wardrobe from a shop in Málaga and carried them up to the fifth floor of a building with no lift. The wardrobe was assembled and fixed to the wall, and we took the packaging away.
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The new owners took over a house full of the previous owners' old furniture and appliances. We dismantled the lot, took it away and dropped it at the punto limpio (municipal recycling centre), leaving the house empty and ready for renovation.
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The basement trastero was packed with boxes right up to the door. We sorted through everything with the owners, took away what they didn't need, painted the walls and fitted LED lighting and floor-to-ceiling shelving. Every box is now labelled.
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This storage room near the sea smelt damp and things were getting ruined. We treated the walls with an anti-mould solution, painted them with breathable paint and put up shelving and hooks for bikes and paddleboards.
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We turned a small storage room in an apartment into a workspace: cleared out the clutter, added lighting and sockets, and put up shelves and a full-width desk worktop. It's now a comfortable spot for video calls.
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The garage wasn't being used for the car. We cleared it, painted the walls, laid an epoxy floor and fitted bright lighting, a fan and mirrors. The owner brought the gym equipment over himself.
Tools, garden kit and beach gear were all piled up together. We put up pegboards and shelving, added hooks for bikes and paddleboards and improved the lighting. The car fits in again.
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This sea-view terrace sat empty all winter because of the wind. We installed frameless sliding glazing and adjusted the panels and seals. Now it can be used all year round.
After the renovation there was building dust and grout haze everywhere. We cleaned the floors, tiles, windows, frames and kitchen and took away the last of the rubbish. The owners moved in the next day.
After a bout of calima (Saharan dust), the floor-to-ceiling windows and the terrace were covered in red dust. We cleaned the glass and frames inside and out, washed the terrace and railings and cleaned the outdoor furniture.
All season long we cleaned the apartment after every check-out: fresh linen, kitchen, bathroom and restocked essentials. After each clean the owner got photos on WhatsApp.
We got the house ready for the estate agent's photo shoot: cleaned the kitchen, bathrooms, windows and terrace, and wiped down the furniture and light fittings. The photos came out bright, with no need for heavy retouching.
In this 1980s apartment the power tripped every time the air con came on. We fitted a new fuse box with a separate breaker for each circuit and an RCD, checked the earthing and labelled every circuit.
The old termo was leaking and barely heating. We fitted a new 80-litre unit, replaced the supply pipes and valves and checked the pressure. Hot water was back the same day.
Under the roof it got very hot in summer. We installed two split units in the bedrooms, ran the pipework in trunking and put the outdoor units on the roof in line with the community rules.
Twelve panels on the townhouse roof, a hybrid inverter and the monitoring app set up. We also helped with the town hall paperwork and the grid connection.
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A complete makeover of a 1990s bathroom: strip-out, new pipework, waterproofing, large-format tiles, a glass-screened shower and wall-hung units.
We mounted the TV and curtain rails, assembled a chest of drawers, redid the bathroom sealant and adjusted the wardrobe doors. The apartment was ready for its first guests.
The owners were away for the winter. We visited every two weeks, aired the house and checked the appliances. After a storm we spotted a leak on the terrace and fixed it before any water got into the house.
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